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THBChinese Warring States Leaded Bronze Short Sword
Lot 77a
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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East Asia, China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States period, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A beautiful short sword known as a duan jian, cast from leaded bronze using the lost wax technique. The broad blade features a double edge that tapers to a pointed tip. Both faces have a faint midrib that runs from the tip and terminates at a low-relief tiger, just above the hand guard. The tigers are both decorated with swirling incised lines, and additional linear motifs extend from the tigers down the sides of the fuller. The trapezoidal hand guard is similarly adorned with curvilinear shapes and a central crest creates a raised midpoint. The guard connects to a rod-shaped handle with two integral rings and a slightly concave, discoid pommel. In Chinese tradition, the tiger is the king of all beasts and symbolizes powerful energy. A striking example with a dark green and russet patina further embellishing the surface of this mighty sword. Size: 17.25" L x 1.75" W (43.8 cm x 4.4 cm)
The late Warring States to Han Dynasty period saw a transition in military styles, from bronze weaponry and chariot-based fighting to iron and cavalry. However, the old period was still revered. Finely made bronze weapons such as this sword, were signs of prestige, used as ceremonial and funerary weapons. For example, swords were worn by the Emperor and his officials in ceremonial or official dress, and attached to the belt with jade ornaments.
Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA acquired before 2000; ex Andy Garcia collection
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#162739Chips and losses to blade tip and pommel. Nicks to peripheries. Softening of details. Rich patina.Condition
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